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2. American popular music - Wikipedia

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   American popular music (also referred to as "American Pop") is popular music produced in the United States and is a part of American pop culture. Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century, and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music, using elements of blues ...

3. Music of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Latin American music has long influenced American popular music, jazz, rhythm and blues, and even country music. This includes music from Spanish, Portuguese, and (sometimes) French-speaking countries and territories of Latin America. [152] Today, the American record industry defines Latin music as any type of release with lyrics mostly in Spanish.

4. Music history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Jazz quickly replaced the blues as American popular music, in the form of big band swing, a kind of dance music from the early 1930s. Swing used large ensembles, and was not generally improvised, in contrast with the free-flowing form of other kinds of jazz.

5. Music history of the United States in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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   Popular music, or "classic pop," dominated the charts for the first half of the 1950s.Vocal-driven classic pop replaced Big Band/Swing at the end of World War II, although it often used orchestras to back the vocalists. 1940s style Crooners vied with a new generation of big voiced singers, many drawing on Italian bel canto traditions.

6. Category:American styles of music - Wikipedia

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   American popular music (3 C, 22 P) Punk (8 C, 35 P) R. Ragtime (7 C, 13 P) American ragtime (1 C, 2 P) ... African-American music; Alternative rock; American art song;

7. A 24-Decade History of Popular Music - Wikipedia

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   A 24-Decade History of Popular Music is a musical and performance art work by American actor, playwright, and cabaret performer Taylor Mac. A 24-Decade History of Popular Music has received acclaim and numerous awards, including the Edward M. Kennedy Prize, as well as becoming a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The production has been ...